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[@mariajuarez5167]

Where can I buy those pencils?

[@Initial_Gopnik]

The recycled pencils were my all-time favorite in elementary school we would only be able to get them from book fairs, they were really comfortable and well made with great graphite, I remember finding out the specific ones we had were made made in Japan from newspapers after i got curious and started delaminating one, thats probably why they were so great.

[@pearloftheuniverse3699]

Were the ones with the Japanese newspapers called smencils??

[@Initial_Gopnik]

@@pearloftheuniverse3699 Gosh that sounds really familiar, could have been, but I only ever bought them individually because I would spend most of my money on books and have maybe enough to buy maybe 6-8 and theyd last me the year, so I never got a whole pack. They always lasted a good while as long as you didnt let other kids borrow them.

[@nerdy1701]

@@pearloftheuniverse3699 I think you unlocked a memory that I didn't know was there. The grape ones were awesome.

[@isaiahc8390]

Repent and follow Jesus my friend! Repenting doesn't mean confessing your sins to others, but to stop doing them altogether. Belief in Messiah alone is not enough to get you into heaven - Matthew 7:21-23, John 3:3, John 3:36 (ESV is the best translation for John 3:36). Contemplate how the Roman empire fulfilled the role of the beast from the sea in Revelation 13. Revelation 17 confirms that it is in fact Rome. From this we can conclude that A) Jesus is the Son of God and can predict the future or make it happen, B) The world leaders/nations/governments etc have been conspiring together for the last 3000+ years to accomplish the religion of the Israelites C) History as we know it is fake. You don't really need to speculate though because you can start a relationship with God and have proof. Call on the name of Jesus and pray for Him to intervene in your life. - Revelation 3:20 Revelation 6 1st Seal: White horse = Roman Empire conquering nations under Trajan 98-117 AD & Gospel spreading rapidly. 2nd Seal: Red horse, bloody civil wars with 32 different Emperors, most killed by the sword. 185-284 AD 3rd Seal: Black horse, economic despair from high taxes to pay for wars, farmers stopped growing. 200-250 AD 4th Seal: Pale horse, 1/4th of Romans died from famine, pestilence; at one point 5,000 dying per day. 250-300 AD 5th Seal: Diocletian persecuted Smyrna church era saints for ten years, blood crying out for vengeance. 303-312 AD 6th Seal: Political upheaval in the declining Roman Empire while the leaders battled each other. 313-395 AD Revelation 7 Sealing of 144,000, the saints, before trumpet war judgments, which led to the fall of the Roman Empire. Revelation 8 1st Trumpet: Alaric and the Goths attacked from the north, the path of hail, and set it on fire. 400-410 AD 2nd Trumpet: Genseric and the Vandals attacked the seas and coastlands, the blood of sailors in water. 425-470 AD 3rd Trumpet: Attila and the Huns scourged the Danube, Rhine & Po rivers area, dead bodies made water bitter. 451 AD 4th Trumpet: Odoacer and the Heruli caused the last Western Emperor (sun), Senate (moon) to lose power. 476 AD With the Western Roman Emperor (restrainer of 2 Thes. 2) removed; the son of perdition Popes took power. Revelation 9 Two woe judgments against the central 1/3rd and eastern 1/3rd of the Roman Empire. 612-1453 AD 5th Trumpet: Locust & scorpions point to Arabia, the rise of the Muslim army. Islam hides Gospel from Arabs. 612-762 AD 6th Trumpet: Turks released to attack Constantinople with large cannons (fire, smoke, brimstone). 1062-1453 AD Revelation 10 The little book is the printed Bible, which was needed after the Dark Ages when Scriptures were banned by Popes. Revelation 11 7th Trumpet: Martin Luther measured Roman Church; found that it’s an apostate church, not part of true temple. The two witnesses are the Scriptures and saints who proclaim the pure Gospel and testify against the antichrist Popes. Papal Church pronounced Christendom dead in 1514 AD. Silence for 3.5 years. Then Luther posted his 95 Thesis, which sparked the Protestant Reformation and brought the witnesses back to life. Millions of Catholics were saved. Revelation 12 Satan used the Roman Empire to try to wipe out the early Church, Satan was cast down as the Empire collapsed. Revelation 13 The antichrist beast Popes reigned in power 1,260 years, 538-1798, is the little horn of Daniel 7, son of perdition. The false prophet Jesuit Superior General rose to power from land (earth) of Vatican and has created many deceptions. Revelation 14 Points to great harvest during the Protestant Reformation & wrath on Catholic countries who obey antichrist Pope. Revelation 15 Overcoming saints victorious over the beast. Prelude to 7 vials and judgment on those who support Papal Rome. Revelation 16 1st Vial: The foul sore of atheism was poured out on Catholic France, leaving them with no hope, led to revolution. 2nd Vial: The French Revolution started in 1793, killed 250,000, as France had obeyed the Pope and killed saints. 3rd Vial: The French Revolution spread to rural areas of France, where Protestants had been killed in river areas. 4th Vial: The bloody Napoleonic wars shed the blood of countries who had revered and obeyed the antichrist Pope. 5th Vial: Judgment on the seat of the beast. Papal States invaded in 1798, Pope imprisoned, removed from power. 6th Vial: The Turks vast domain dried up, they were only left with Turkey. They lost control of Palestine in 1917 AD, Israel became a nation again in 1948

[@Pro_Vs_Con]

@@nerdy1701 YUP!

[@valentinekabi5717]

As a Kenyan in Thailand an really proud of Momo company.Protecting the environment,education enabler,smart business practices. It is true imported product is not necessarily the best,in most cases its an advantage to afew and sadly disadvantage to many.Reading and writing material is a challenge in many societies in our country.

[@inthenebula92]

This was wonderful. It's eco-friendly, it creates jobs, and it helps kids. They have a very positive message to spread and I hope they succeed.

[@kurtkurtson9111]

It's not eco friendly, and they donate literally 0,01% of their production. It's a business, that's it. This is not journalism.

[@kurtkurtson9111]

Imagine that for every $10.000 you make, you donate $1. That's how much they are donating. It's nothing more than marketing.

[@Founderschannel123]

@@kurtkurtson9111 tbh with ya even in india that shit gets worst cus any western company can take advantage of the sewers and dumping sites and say its renewable energy or has low carbon footprint and sponsor the product to the younger audience and keep the profit and not give much wages to the less fortunate tho not saying all companies are like that

[@markusmuller6173]

Big inventions come in small steps :)

[@lacrimis_solis]

where do the shavings go 🫤

[@ReadingOcelotl]

Seeing how happy a child can be something as simple as a pencil is priceless.

[@Nikhil_Sahu_G]

When you hungry food becomes more tasty.

[@michaelverbouwens4849]

Absolutely amazing. I grew up poor in rural america. in the 1950s being without something as simple as a pencil was a devastating event, often resulting in disciplinary action. Your donation programs are great. Keep up the good work, you're onto something that will benefit the world.

[@abdulrahimmahmoud9831]

i had to sharpen both ends of my pencils so that it doesn't get blunt on written exams

[@cbforme]

The concept of recycling paper into pen is impressive. He needs to find ways to make less labor intensive bringing the price of the pencils down

[@shayon1174]

But that will remove a lot of people from their jobs

[@blablup1214]

I believe creating "good" paid jobs for the people in this area is as important as recylcling this paper

[@tjorvegro9651]

I just looked at the price and they are not that expensive. They aren't cheap but you pay the same for other branded pencils

[@milk_shake8920]

I get you but if we were to give him a suggestion how would he go about making it less labour intensive if anyone has a suggestion may you kindly comment

[@thalassaer4137]

Dont lower it

[@RHTQ1]

I hope their business grows and thrives. Crazy how american kids casually lose one of many pencils without a care while these kids would love to have a few each. Bless these business owners and Kenyan schoolchildren

[@smallthings6590]

Why? Look at the numbers on there goals and production rate. Would take them 333 years to provide free pencils at a rate of 3000 a year donated. The goal could be reached in 10 days of production. If they donated 1 days production a year they would reach there goal in 10 years. A hours time a year donated would take 80 years. To reach there goal in 333 years they are literally donating 249.75 minutes of production time a year (4.16 hours) They don't care about the kids lol

[@highcotton63664]

Amazing how many people who are concerned about American children losing pencils are most likely eating beef, the biggest contributor on the planet to deforestation.

[@wanoroCemeng]

@Jon The Only joke or not, it is also what comes in my mind. Kids here in indonesia (esp in cities) bring tablets or chromebook to school. They write in books but with a pen.

[@zynifi]

@@JamesSmith-qs4hx shut up lol

[@helpmycatiseatingme84]

@@smallthings6590 They are still doing more than a lot of white people- Also your math in the last section is wrong, you’re assuming that the people work 24 hours a day that’s why your math at the end is 4 hours of work which is larger than 1 hour(which makes you look like your contradicting yourself when you really just did the math wrong). Btw I bet their doing more about the education in Kenya than you or me are, all we did is write a comment on the internet.

[@John-zi4ii]

I think alot of people and mainly the young people in the US really don't know how blessed we are to have the material things and the awesome way of life we have here in us ,personally I'm so grateful and humble to have what I have and had in this life so far, i😊m 61 years old and at least once or twice a day I thank God so much for the life iv been blessed to live ,I just wish alot more people felt this way ! 😊

[@jesusalfaro6185]

As a pencil guy, I used to buy the newspaper pencils back in 2007/8 when my school store sold them in middle school. One of the most comfortable and best pencil tips I ever used.

[@matthewk4748]

Same with me. The ones we had were scented

[@jaydenkim]

I really think that if this company receives more support from the governments of many countries, they can really make a difference, even in countries like the United States.

[@river-left4dead2]

Yes!

[@awsome650]

Imagine thinking the african government will display competence in their governing LMAOO

[@NK25TRC]

You are all blind if you think this kind of shit will reduce even 0.001% of all the plastic humans consume

[@SINfromPL]

If they get government support, they will get rich and not make a dent in eco

[@harsha555]

Not only USA can benefit from it but the whole world needs these kinds of innovations now. Save Earth!! Big companies CSR activities or government should support.

[@visheshkumar2656]

creating pencils from newspaper waste is an amazing idea and giving some of the pencils for free to children is an amazing thing to do. RESPECT.

[@dronzerstigma324]

What I loved the most is these 2 wonderful minded men used such a useless waste turn it into a valuable thing for kids to brighten their future and the various possibilities they open with this mindset is quite amazing to watch 💟👌🏻 I wish there were many more such people that Beleive in saving the planet today so today's generation survives in a healthy environment tomorrow and the generation ahead

[@suzettehenderson9278]

I remember pencils like this when I was a kid (back in '70's). Also pencils made from what I assume was compressed sawdust. An old idea whose time has come again. Perhaps they should consider the end art pencil market.

[@aaronstanley6914]

We had these in the 2000s. The had perfume infused into them and cost like 15$ for a box of 3 if you had one you were the coolest kind in the class for the week it still smelled. They sold them with a plastic container to store them in too keep the scent in ruining their claims of being eco freindly.

[@teenat7044]

@@aaronstanley6914 I had that too! The ones in my school were scented for things like chocolate and root beer and such, and had the plastic tubes to keep them fresh. Ours were a dollar each though

[@FloridaManYT]

@@aaronstanley6914 yes we did too., okay I'm not crazy LOL

[@sarahtrew6894]

@@aaronstanley6914 We did too, I remember the cherry smelling one (except the smell of that one gave me a headache)

[@Lostinmyhead23]

@@aaronstanley6914 yes they were called Smencils

[@teenat7044]

My elementary school fundraisers were selling what we called "smencils", aka lovely smelling pencils, and they were made out of newspapers. I loved them and we would all buy off each other so we could win little prizes lol

[@TheRandompaint]

Ahhh! I was thinking I've used newspaper based pencila before and that was it! I remember sniffing them for days

[@teenat7044]

@yasmine nazari we used to peel it back and try to read it. It was always some kind of Chinese or Japanese or something though lol

[@thatswhatshesaid7935]

Ahh old good memories 😊😊

[@thatswhatshesaid7935]

@@teenat7044 😊

[@Founderschannel123]

@@teenat7044 ngl even my turban has it on the inside where you see the concave and with light you can see the pages its writtenin arabic tho dont know if its pakistani or saudi arabia.

[@chamilajla]

So creative. This is not the first video I'm seeing about Afraica. They are very creative and trying to recycle as much as they can. Very impressive!

[@lifesgood2244]

I wish them all the best in their endeavors! This is such a positive impact to the community and should be encouraged to spread far and wide into other countries of the world. Bravo!!

[@thatswhatshesaid7935]

I still remember using paper pencil in my school it was huge craze only problem with this pencil was it's tip was very fragile and use to break old good memories 😊😊♥️

[@ur_local_nintendo_ds]

Cool

[@imagine_big9398]

Then thats a graphite problem, no?

[@isaiahc8390]

Repent and follow Jesus my friend! Repenting doesn't mean confessing your sins to others, but to stop doing them altogether. Belief in Messiah alone is not enough to get you into heaven - Matthew 7:21-23, John 3:3, John 3:36 (ESV is the best translation for John 3:36). Contemplate how the Roman empire fulfilled the role of the beast from the sea in Revelation 13. Revelation 17 confirms that it is in fact Rome. From this we can conclude that A) Jesus is the Son of God and can predict the future or make it happen, B) The world leaders/nations/governments etc have been conspiring together for the last 3000+ years to accomplish the religion of the Israelites C) History as we know it is fake. You don't really need to speculate though because you can start a relationship with God and have proof. Call on the name of Jesus and pray for Him to intervene in your life. - Revelation 3:20 Revelation 6 1st Seal: White horse = Roman Empire conquering nations under Trajan 98-117 AD & Gospel spreading rapidly. 2nd Seal: Red horse, bloody civil wars with 32 different Emperors, most killed by the sword. 185-284 AD 3rd Seal: Black horse, economic despair from high taxes to pay for wars, farmers stopped growing. 200-250 AD 4th Seal: Pale horse, 1/4th of Romans died from famine, pestilence; at one point 5,000 dying per day. 250-300 AD 5th Seal: Diocletian persecuted Smyrna church era saints for ten years, blood crying out for vengeance. 303-312 AD 6th Seal: Political upheaval in the declining Roman Empire while the leaders battled each other. 313-395 AD Revelation 7 Sealing of 144,000, the saints, before trumpet war judgments, which led to the fall of the Roman Empire. Revelation 8 1st Trumpet: Alaric and the Goths attacked from the north, the path of hail, and set it on fire. 400-410 AD 2nd Trumpet: Genseric and the Vandals attacked the seas and coastlands, the blood of sailors in water. 425-470 AD 3rd Trumpet: Attila and the Huns scourged the Danube, Rhine & Po rivers area, dead bodies made water bitter. 451 AD 4th Trumpet: Odoacer and the Heruli caused the last Western Emperor (sun), Senate (moon) to lose power. 476 AD With the Western Roman Emperor (restrainer of 2 Thes. 2) removed; the son of perdition Popes took power. Revelation 9 Two woe judgments against the central 1/3rd and eastern 1/3rd of the Roman Empire. 612-1453 AD 5th Trumpet: Locust & scorpions point to Arabia, the rise of the Muslim army. Islam hides Gospel from Arabs. 612-762 AD 6th Trumpet: Turks released to attack Constantinople with large cannons (fire, smoke, brimstone). 1062-1453 AD Revelation 10 The little book is the printed Bible, which was needed after the Dark Ages when Scriptures were banned by Popes. Revelation 11 7th Trumpet: Martin Luther measured Roman Church; found that it’s an apostate church, not part of true temple. The two witnesses are the Scriptures and saints who proclaim the pure Gospel and testify against the antichrist Popes. Papal Church pronounced Christendom dead in 1514 AD. Silence for 3.5 years. Then Luther posted his 95 Thesis, which sparked the Protestant Reformation and brought the witnesses back to life. Millions of Catholics were saved. Revelation 12 Satan used the Roman Empire to try to wipe out the early Church, Satan was cast down as the Empire collapsed. Revelation 13 The antichrist beast Popes reigned in power 1,260 years, 538-1798, is the little horn of Daniel 7, son of perdition. The false prophet Jesuit Superior General rose to power from land (earth) of Vatican and has created many deceptions. Revelation 14 Points to great harvest during the Protestant Reformation & wrath on Catholic countries who obey antichrist Pope. Revelation 15 Overcoming saints victorious over the beast. Prelude to 7 vials and judgment on those who support Papal Rome. Revelation 16 1st Vial: The foul sore of atheism was poured out on Catholic France, leaving them with no hope, led to revolution. 2nd Vial: The French Revolution started in 1793, killed 250,000, as France had obeyed the Pope and killed saints. 3rd Vial: The French Revolution spread to rural areas of France, where Protestants had been killed in river areas. 4th Vial: The bloody Napoleonic wars shed the blood of countries who had revered and obeyed the antichrist Pope. 5th Vial: Judgment on the seat of the beast. Papal States invaded in 1798, Pope imprisoned, removed from power. 6th Vial: The Turks vast domain dried up, they were only left with Turkey. They lost control of Palestine in 1917 AD, Israel became a nation again in 1948

[@dionisiovulture4889]

this is great! In Cordoba Argentina they made public benches from plastic bottles, i don´t know if its an original idea bute also look great

[@JustMeJH]

Please do more videos in this series! I love seeing how people can make a big difference by tackling "small" problems.

[@blithelunapotter3585]

Big corporations should aspire from this innovation as well, selling products from recycled waste would help significantly

[@MariaV0071]

Not gonna lie, I would buy these pencils, just for the fact that they are made out of newspapers, that is really cool!

[@diggysoze2897]

So do it. Pics or it didn’t happen.

[@finearts7398]

insider should make follow up videos on companies like this so we can see how they've grown

[@NK25TRC]

You are all blind if you think this kind of shit will reduce even 0.001% of all the plastic humans consume

[@SINfromPL]

Spoiler: they didn't

[@andrewrance]

I think once the Kenyan waste reduction grants end the 1/3 price Chinese government subsidised manufacturing will float back to the top.

[@isaiahc8390]

Repent and follow Jesus my friend! Repenting doesn't mean confessing your sins to others, but to stop doing them altogether. Belief in Messiah alone is not enough to get you into heaven - Matthew 7:21-23, John 3:3, John 3:36 (ESV is the best translation for John 3:36). Contemplate how the Roman empire fulfilled the role of the beast from the sea in Revelation 13. Revelation 17 confirms that it is in fact Rome. From this we can conclude that A) Jesus is the Son of God and can predict the future or make it happen, B) The world leaders/nations/governments etc have been conspiring together for the last 3000+ years to accomplish the religion of the Israelites C) History as we know it is fake. You don't really need to speculate though because you can start a relationship with God and have proof. Call on the name of Jesus and pray for Him to intervene in your life. - Revelation 3:20 Revelation 6 1st Seal: White horse = Roman Empire conquering nations under Trajan 98-117 AD & Gospel spreading rapidly. 2nd Seal: Red horse, bloody civil wars with 32 different Emperors, most killed by the sword. 185-284 AD 3rd Seal: Black horse, economic despair from high taxes to pay for wars, farmers stopped growing. 200-250 AD 4th Seal: Pale horse, 1/4th of Romans died from famine, pestilence; at one point 5,000 dying per day. 250-300 AD 5th Seal: Diocletian persecuted Smyrna church era saints for ten years, blood crying out for vengeance. 303-312 AD 6th Seal: Political upheaval in the declining Roman Empire while the leaders battled each other. 313-395 AD Revelation 7 Sealing of 144,000, the saints, before trumpet war judgments, which led to the fall of the Roman Empire. Revelation 8 1st Trumpet: Alaric and the Goths attacked from the north, the path of hail, and set it on fire. 400-410 AD 2nd Trumpet: Genseric and the Vandals attacked the seas and coastlands, the blood of sailors in water. 425-470 AD 3rd Trumpet: Attila and the Huns scourged the Danube, Rhine & Po rivers area, dead bodies made water bitter. 451 AD 4th Trumpet: Odoacer and the Heruli caused the last Western Emperor (sun), Senate (moon) to lose power. 476 AD With the Western Roman Emperor (restrainer of 2 Thes. 2) removed; the son of perdition Popes took power. Revelation 9 Two woe judgments against the central 1/3rd and eastern 1/3rd of the Roman Empire. 612-1453 AD 5th Trumpet: Locust & scorpions point to Arabia, the rise of the Muslim army. Islam hides Gospel from Arabs. 612-762 AD 6th Trumpet: Turks released to attack Constantinople with large cannons (fire, smoke, brimstone). 1062-1453 AD Revelation 10 The little book is the printed Bible, which was needed after the Dark Ages when Scriptures were banned by Popes. Revelation 11 7th Trumpet: Martin Luther measured Roman Church; found that it’s an apostate church, not part of true temple. The two witnesses are the Scriptures and saints who proclaim the pure Gospel and testify against the antichrist Popes. Papal Church pronounced Christendom dead in 1514 AD. Silence for 3.5 years. Then Luther posted his 95 Thesis, which sparked the Protestant Reformation and brought the witnesses back to life. Millions of Catholics were saved. Revelation 12 Satan used the Roman Empire to try to wipe out the early Church, Satan was cast down as the Empire collapsed. Revelation 13 The antichrist beast Popes reigned in power 1,260 years, 538-1798, is the little horn of Daniel 7, son of perdition. The false prophet Jesuit Superior General rose to power from land (earth) of Vatican and has created many deceptions. Revelation 14 Points to great harvest during the Protestant Reformation & wrath on Catholic countries who obey antichrist Pope. Revelation 15 Overcoming saints victorious over the beast. Prelude to 7 vials and judgment on those who support Papal Rome. Revelation 16 1st Vial: The foul sore of atheism was poured out on Catholic France, leaving them with no hope, led to revolution. 2nd Vial: The French Revolution started in 1793, killed 250,000, as France had obeyed the Pope and killed saints. 3rd Vial: The French Revolution spread to rural areas of France, where Protestants had been killed in river areas. 4th Vial: The bloody Napoleonic wars shed the blood of countries who had revered and obeyed the antichrist Pope. 5th Vial: Judgment on the seat of the beast. Papal States invaded in 1798, Pope imprisoned, removed from power. 6th Vial: The Turks vast domain dried up, they were only left with Turkey. They lost control of Palestine in 1917 AD, Israel became a nation again in 1948

[@Tavpanda]

I wish Business insider would include these companies contact info or websites so the public can also be involved in helping our planet.

[@mj-hk6iv]

I think that is an excellent idea.

[@NhlanhlaMazibuko]

Love the company, love their entire value chain. Local jobs, using papers that wou;d've otherwise went to landfills, empowering kids, and not also saving trees from being cut down but actually planting new ones as well.

[@Bettinasisrg]

Kenyans are rock stars right now! One is making 2x4 out if plastic, one is recycling computers and now this one! I know I've read about more too. Thank you for doing this!

[@nokiot9]

“Decomposing newspaper is one of the worst pollutants-“ 🤨 ReAlLy??!

[@saraunshpatil9189]

the chemicals used in the print are toxic to soil and air

[@DiscoChixify]

Yup.

[@moist5717]

@@DiscoChixify I read/heard it on the internet. It must be true.

[@DiscoChixify]

@@moist5717 and I suppose you also don’t believe in climate change

[@moist5717]

@@DiscoChixify Ummmm, huh? That's a big jump, I said I read it on the internet, it must be true. And you're over here saying I don't believe in climate change. Strange. Very strange.

[@brianruizy5009]

Videos like these make me want to do more to help with climate and make a change not only in myself but with friends and family.

[@markchinguz4401]

Try eating purely plant based :)

[@DiscoChixify]

Look into plants native to your area and use those for landscaping in your yard or garden. You can grow them from seeds too and give your transplants to your friends and family for their gardens. I really like native wildflowers as a gift for friends and family. I’ve grown some to add to my aunts garden and given a few to my mother in law. Our pollinators are super important to the environment and not all of them are bees. But a lot of landscaping where I live has either no flowers or plants that aren’t native. I have been considering buying bags of drought tolerant grass seeds though, to sprinkle around the yards in my neighborhood where the grass is dying off from a lack of rain and restricted watering. I saw a small bag of grass seed that was drought tolerant, and it could grow in full sun and in full shade. It’s not native but it is a type of ground cover that could help reduce the heat by covering the bare patches of soil, reduce the amount of dirt picked up by the wind that contributes to poor air quality, help reduce the need to water, and keep more water in the soil which will eventually help our water table. The benefit is also that adding these grass seeds to peoples lawns is something they likely wouldn’t be upset about because they already have grass there. The down side is it’s like $40 for a 10 lb bag and people might not be comfortable with a stranger putting “something” in their yard. So it would have to be very carefully done. Even a couple of seeds that grow plants that are better equipped to handle the environment would help though. Those few seeds would grow grass that would eventually spread over their entire yard and out compete with the dying grass they currently have. Once established though, it would be a big help.

[@DiscoChixify]

There are a lot of neglected public spaces out here where I live and I’ve been considering throwing around some native wild flower seeds in those big old dirt patches to see what grows. No harm in spreading native plants or beautifying the landscape. And it helps the pollinators. The monarch butterflies travel through this area every year during migration and it would be so nice to offer them a little bit more fuel along their way. Some fly frantically day and night and others stop at night before continuing during the day. Another thing I’ve been considering is buying potted native plants and taking them with me on hiking trails to plant in those areas. Some are plants that can get to 8’ tall and make great hedges but are also beautiful as stand alone plants. A bit of shade for future hikers would be nice, I think. Especially if I’m planting native plants that I already recognize in my area on those hiking trails. I figure grouping a few more together wouldn’t hurt. I live in a big city but we still have some wild spaces with deer, coyotes, rabbits, snakes etc and adding a few more plants might help give them safer habitats with more food so they don’t have to keep getting into apartment complexes and stuff. Coyotes have been eating cats and dogs in my neighborhood because food is becoming more scarce where they’re living.

[@haphuongle2920]

There was a time, during elementary school, I got to use pencils made from recycled paper like these. Sadly, it didn't continue for long. I live in Vietnam. I have no idea where those pencils I used came from or where to buy them.

[@danieldevito6380]

I remember those! I remember using those as a kid here in the United States. They were a little bit softer than normal pencils. There were also pencils that were made out of recycle US currency. They were similar, but had a green tint.

[@janmarchand7294]

Another unique idea made real by hardworking individuals and it's good for the environment! I do wish though that large companies would try to do the same and help with climate change. Sounds like a win- win to me.

[@NK25TRC]

You are all blind if you think this kind of shit will reduce even 0.001% of all the plastic humans consume

[@aaronstanley6914]

Big companies do make them it's called Smencils they used to sell them in plastic carrying chambers because they soaked them in perfumes. Honestly its a crap product that kept having the tip break off bease the paper didn't support the graphite and when you go to sharpen it their was a non zero chance it would unravel on you. Don't even hope to have it last beond half it's length in a electic sharpener.

[@teenat7044]

There are huge companies in America that have been making these for decades now. The previous comment mentioned smencils, I loved those things lol. But they were useless to use, so we all just had them for novelty sake. The graphite always comes out as a whole because there's no way to keep it in the paper lol

[@Jim-km1xt]

They still end up in landfills though...

[@janmarchand7294]

@@Jim-km1xt But they should be whittled down at that point, don't you think?

[@eddy73]

How amazing these two wise minded individuals are. 🥇 We need more people to support them and to have more eco friendly products.

[@artistpolarbear1467]

This is amazing ! We love to see more Muslim-owned initiatives 🌱

[@yashasvihaswani6802]

Now such people should get recognition.

[@dewilew2137]

Kenya seems to be at the forefront of climate awareness and environmental cleanup lately.

[@Hey_sugar]

00:20 mins when the kids were showing those pencils to each other...oooooo 😍😍😍😍😍 sooo adorable babies ❤️💝

[@KestraBeats]

This kind of shows me that we cant really save the climate by just electric cars , there is alot of work that needs to be done than just EVs .landfills, Tree cutting, plastic wastes, human wastes, are major factors

[@Gun5hip]

This is wonderful I wish the company the best.

[@021mr5]

Business Insider should create an online selling platform for these companies that they feature. Everyone asks how they can buy.

[@kurtzxcvb3481]

They still make newspapers this is more surprising than making pencils for them

[@davidhm4207]

I though that entire newspapers are gone, Then again people would have a hard time using the internet

[@gy2gy246]

Many of us like a physical newspaper rather than reading news on the web.

[@annemacharia7390]

Thank you good people for the encouraging comments on my story.I appreciate y'all.

[@JohnRussellViral]

The innovation we need.

[@teenat7044]

This has been a thing for about 50 years and hasn't taken off very well... I had a bunch when I was in elementary but if this was as innovative as people think, it would be a bigger product by now wouldn't it?

[@JohnRussellViral]

@@teenat7044 didnt listen to the video did yea, the price to make these pencils is three times the cost. Only like minded business's are their target as nobody is gonna spend that kind of money on a pencil they can get far cheaper. Hasn't taken off due to the demand. But with all the issues with the forestry industry, I wouldnt doubt that this and other products will take off.

[@toheaveninjesusandmary.3781]

Kenya my beloved country may God bless the work of your hands.

[@justaperson2247]

People and businesses like this which thinks of society, community and environment and even solving the problem statement is really valuable....i request business insider to start any forum to help these kind of businesses and ideas where normal people like us contribute,we believe on collective changes

[@jonrobbin170]

Good job Kenyan people much respect from USA

[@stephaniebattle-mollison2285]

Wouldn't it be lovely if we could do this in America also. This seems a great solution to paper waste!

[@techdefined9420]

The world needs more people like Mr. Mahamud.

[@getrichquicc]

You could probably make chopsticks this way too, which would save even more trees.

[@AmanPatel-ye6im]

thankyou for giving these real heroes a stage

[@anthonyr1479]

In order to save the economy, everyone must go out and buy a $1500 folding phone and sign up for 10 streaming services. Get a $6 coffee every morning in your new ev, throw away all your perfectly good hd tv’s and buy bigger 8k tv’s… that’s really what these companies are banking on

[@Sisi-vk6pn]

I like the look of the raw pencils, before they put on the printed pattern. Nice job!

[@navedsiddique7055]

ماشاء اللہ they are doing great job for the world and humanity

[@abdulrahimmahmoud9831]

Jazakallah

[@angelmujahid2233]

If they bring these pencils to the United States I’ll definitely buy them.

[@friendlyforest2747]

great! other ideas for reducing pollution: funding green action by taxing corporations and billionaires and punishing their polluting efforts; banning oil developments

[@nazmulhudajewel9825]

Its eco-friendly and might save a lot of tree, but most important question is can it be made as industrial scale. It s very labor intensive as of now

[@goncalo33]

It can, if they start using machines to put glue onto newspapers and cutting them.

[@fluxpistol3608]

Been done for a long time. Why is this seen as revolutionary? We had these pencils growing up

[@dipsanabhandarivlogs3537]

I really hope that these can be global and children in our country too can be able to use it, rather than seeing the price we should talk about how to preserve our environment and make it beautiful. Wish you success man.

[@rishiricky99]

This is work of true genius minds. Recycling, education, jobs, eco friendly. Hits all positive goal. The company should receive some more funding to grow more. Benefits human species

[@aishwaryashetty6162]

There is no question that they work for a big cause,but they are generating waste from their packaging. It’s wrapped in plastic. I hope this business grows and improve its packaging in more sustainable way.

[@IndianBoy0011]

Really appreciable...... ✌️ Good job. Love from India.

[@anthonyfrias5533]

It's so nice to see people make the world a greener place

[@Keatoil]

"that's nearly enough to fill 1000 football fields of trees" Peak measurement

[@christinalynn8143]

So happy the children. Smiling faces. An awesome story, for the children, schools, the environment. 👏👏👏

[@DanishnSonic]

Imagine living by "one man's trash, is another man's treasure." A profit that helps the world

[@nokiot9]

And HOLD UP- in North America we plant forests for the specific intent of being turned into pencils and news print. We quit cutting old growth hardwood for paper production more than a hundred years ago.

[@DiscoChixify]

True. But wild fires are destroying forests here in North America.

[@nandemone1787]

THIS IS INNOVATION!!! WOW!!!!

[@Bhuv-]

I love the Actual Africans .. Despite abject poverty, no access to food, or clean water. These people never ever play the victim card. This breeds a 'Can do' mentality and come up with ingenious ideas...

[@devrajsinghbalyasra1407]

That kid was so happy he was so cute great innovation

[@davidjonnes7496]

Some of the best pencils I've used in quite a long time. Keep up the good work.

[@kandar_02]

The man is ambitious. Hope he's succeed tho

[@shaanz2.087]

Very resourceful concept but not cost effective 😣

[@vongi678]

Wow, Kenyans are the smartest people on earth. Well done🙏

[@nightshadekelly]

As an artist I really love this

[@slptp]

I have some of these. They're very easy to sharpen and I hope more companies pop up to make even more.

[@AlexNV75]

Holy shit, this just reminded me of smencils! The pencils made of recycled paper that came in those plastic tubes with smell.

[@marifebulawan4596]

A big Wow!

[@jepoyburner]

There is still a lot of steps they can automate in this process. Pretty sure there's automatic pencil sharpeners in the market that they can use

[@aaronstanley6914]

No the pencils are too weak for commercal electric or mechanical sharpeners. I remember these dumb things unrolling if you looked at it wrong.

[@teenat7044]

If you put this in an electric sharpener it would destroy the sharpener lol! I had these as a kid and the big rule our schools had was never shove them in electric sharpeners because it would unravel and clog them all the time

[@rubeeno8055]

I had one as a kid back in 2009, but it was not wood, you could read some of the writing. Ngl it was my favourite pencil, loved the sound it made when you sharpened it.

[@UN1VERS3S]

Their bussiness helps them make good amount of money, and at the same time they help the environment and other people aswell. Nice!

[@suryatejag3821]

this is actually good . A normal wooden pencil in India has the average cost of 5 rupees(0.063dollars) but this pencil is almost the same price . this is actually affordable in a country like India excluding the transport prices from Kenya .It is eco friendly tooo! WOHA hats off to Kenya they have good number of eco friendly ideas, this is a great invention for the betterment environment and also the flip flop sculptures they are making.

[@HideorEscape]

This should be the standard all over the world.

[@KaineAlpha]

I used to use those kinds of pencils when I was younger

[@meYogii_]

At first I was really into the idea. I love recycling. BUT, when you sharpen the pencils you throw the waste in the trash, that will burn also. So the methan gas from burning newspapers are not gonna stop, unfortunately.

[@pinkchaos.]

I wish these were more available worldwide, you’re doing an amazing job ❤️

[@jasminebrianna618]

this editor did a fabulous job

[@lukaskick6961]

1:56 nature is always best ♻️

[@rdj2398]

Brilliant problem solving

[@phunguyen-yr5rm]

BRAVO! we need more poeople like this! For sure it will help our world!

[@lorrygeewhizzbang9521]

Maybe keep prices low in Kenya but sell them at a higher cost to the west. I wouldn't mind paying more for them personally, knowing they were made with good ethics. This is brilliant.

[@user-sf9gs2pg1b]

2:42 Pencil sharpener would be cool. Like, an automatic one. May help speed up the process and they wouldn’t have to twist their wrists.

[@jordanb7267]

This brings me back to the scented pencils made from recycled newspaper Smencils

[@abdulrahimmahmoud9831]

thats about right

[@aleksandersuur9475]

Wow, graphite pencils and news on actual paper, what century is this again?

[@shelby6]

What on earth, both are still commonly and widely used across the globe

[@zahraacherry7952]

This is actually a blessing,, we can also start using plastic pencils that we can use for several years other than using wood pencils to let the environment breath well.

[@Nikhil_Sahu_G]

why would anyone buy expensive one? They must try to reduce manufacturing cost.

[@interstelarar7050]

I use newspaper pencils and the texture and the thickness and how dark it is, everything is just so good

[@Lostinmyhead23]

This is awesome! In the states at least where I’m from, I remember my teachers having pencils made out of recycled paper.

[@rominafourcade9730]

So they said they read al the comments, a place that does very similar stuff is the Hospital de Pediatría Garrahan in Buenos Aires, Argentina. They made a huge campaign to recycle bottle caps, paper and I think also keys. The profits go to the hospital for funding. I've bought some pencils and a couple books from them and the quality is amazing! So if you ever make it here to arg you could take a look at that. Oh also "botellas de amor" is another project here that uses single use plastic to make plastic wood that then donates to make park games for kids

[@jdduke8910]

This is the kind of business America should invest in

[@neptunite5973]

video idea: i would love to see one about the traditional thatching methods used to make old danish roofs.

[@TheRandomINFJ]

Beautiful to see all those kids planting trees 🤜🤛❤️❤️❤️

[@earthmotherdragon4572]

Now, this is a real entrepreneaur, planting trees and looking out for nature. Well done. x